I'm finally getting around to updating some of the Amazon.com links for books here on the site. You can find the following here:

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Vol. 1: Commencement

Comic Book Checklist & Price Guide 2007

Standard Catalog of Comic Books

and there's now a page for

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Vol. 2: Flashpoint

...if you want to preorder it.

And if you've already got any of these books and enjoy 'em, be sure to sign in over there and leave a recommendation for other folks. Much appreciated!

And for our French readers, I have the news that Knights of the Old Republic: Commencement is to go on sale this week. Star Wars: Chevaliers de L'Ancienne Republique is available from Delcourt for 14.95 euros. There's a preview in Star Wars: La Saga En BD #5, reprinting #0 from the regular series.

Or, put another way: Prés de 4000 ans avant Luke Skywalker... Un jeune Jedi va accomplir son destin. et la galaxie en sera changée a jamais! Disponibile en librairie le 21 Février 2007!

Cleaning out the garage, I found these Star Wars stamps that someone had given me in trade for something back in middle school. They're glue-backed stamps and not stickers —and while I have 23, it looks like there may have been more once.

John Ostrander and I were recently interviewed for an article on TwitchGuru. Follow the link to go "Back to the Old Republic!"

And the first issue of the second year of Knights of the Old Republic is now on sale, right on schedule!

Don't be deceived by the placid, sylvan surroundings of the first chapter — there's trouble ahead, and the only way the elevator goes is down!

Snag issue #13 at your local comics retailer's establishment, then check out my production notes and drop me a line here!

As the headline says, there's a new interview with me up at Comic News International -- check it out! And check out next week's Stun Podcast, where I'll also be talking about my recent and upcoming work. I think that one goes live on the 15th. Knights of the Old Republic #12 out tomorrow -- be sure to visit your local purveyor of fine periodicals!

I've made a few updates to the notes for Knights of the Old Republic #11 — including my rescinding of the Moomo Brothers Identification Rule of Thumb (also known as the MBIROT). It appears (and you can see this from the preview online at Dark Horse) that Dob and Del change scarves between issues #11 and #12. Dob's in the blue and Del's in the red. I checked very closely to see that it was consistent within the issue, but forgot we had gone the other way in #11.

Once, I might have been tempted to make this a running gag — alternating them between each issue — but I have probably presented the indexers of the comics world with quandaries enough in the course of this series. ("Perero," anyone?) I don't know whether this is something we'd look at again for the trade or not.

Believe it or not, you do begin to see differences between the Moomos' personalities in #12, so they're not fully interchangeable!

I'm pleased to report that Knights of the Old Republic #11 is now on sale, a "Mission: Impossible" (or is that "Ocean's Four"?) tale that's a comical cap to a rough-and-tumble year. Let me know what you think -- and whatever you thought about hammerheads, think again...

A very busy couple of weeks coming up for me -- Knights of the Old Republic #11 comes out, and the holidays will help me catch up on some much-delayed errands.

But it's also that time of year for end-of-year favorites lists -- and I was very gratifying to see Commencement  appear on The Scoop's trade paperback list. Flattering to be considered in such company -- thanks, guys!

And I also ran the numbers for the comics industry for November -- top sellers charts are here. Good to see we'll have another year of growth for the business. 1993-2000 were a little rough to live through!

Finally, Dark Horse has posted the preview info for the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic: Flashpoint trade paperback -- due in May! Look for it!

I was very sorry to learn this morning of the passing of Dave Cockrum. I never met Mr. Cockrum but he was the artist on the Uncanny X-Men issues that hooked me as a kid, and I really enjoyed his work on his own series, The Futurians.

I was also saddened to hear of the passing of Jerry Bails, one of comic-book fandom's pioneers someone who helped pave the way for all the comic-book archivists that followed. I'm not sure many of the comcs-related publications I've been involved with ever would have happened without his work blazing the trail.

Clicking the links will take you to more biographical information and remembrances for both.

And now Knights of the Old Republic #10 is out, and with it, my production notes. Click to find out about plot "air-traffic control," my spooky spate of Seinfeld coincidences, and what Gryph might have in common with Paul Newman (besides a tasty recipe for salad dressing). Then drop back here to share your thoughts, dreams, and conspiracy theories. This issue has already inspired a few, if the Internet is any indication!

With the completion of the "Flashpoint" arc, that means a few more issues are now available back in the shop. I'm probably going to regret the price on the complete runs next time I look at eBay -- but I couldn't find my desk for all the comics on it before I started writing them. It's just gotten worse...

And I've added a note about what may be the first Star Wars trade paperback to the Commencement page. I have a thread about it over at the Star Wars blog -- check lower down on this page for the feed.